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The Best of Youth

2003, Movie, 6h 7min

After a fateful encounter in the summer of 1966, the lifepaths of two brothers from a middle-class Roman family diverge, intersecting with some of the most significant events of postwar Italian history in the following decades.

Country: Italy

Director:

Marco Tullio Giordana

Cast:

Reviews

Kasper Løvborg

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Impressive and engaging. Six hours well spent.

5 years ago

Critic David Parkinson

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...the action has the unhurried scope of a novel and will engross those tired of the breakneck pyrotechnics of so much commercial cinema.

Read full review at Empire

Critic Roger Ebert

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When you hear that it is six hours long, reflect that it is therefore also six hours deep.

Read full review at Roger Ebert

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"The Best of Youth" is a powerful and emotional Italian drama that follows the lives of two brothers, Nicola and Matteo, from the summer of 1966 to the present day. After a chance encounter with a young woman named Giorgia who is suffering from mental health issues (Jasmine Trinca), their paths diverge as they grapple with their own desires, aspirations, and personal demons. As they navigate their way through life against the backdrop of significant historical events in Italy, including the 1966 Flood of Florence and the battle against the mafia in Sicily, the brothers must confront their own mortality and find their purpose in the world. With stunning performances from the entire cast, particularly Luigi Lo Cascio and Alessio Boni as the two brothers, "The Best of Youth" is a poignant and thought-provoking exploration of family, friendship, love, loss, trauma healing, redemption , and second chances.

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